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R'. WILHELM.

PHOTOGRAPH GASE.

Patented 00 1;. 25, 1887."

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrica.

RUDOLPH WILHELM, OF NEYV YORK, N. Y.

PHOTOGRAPH-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,052, dated October25, 1887.

Application filed April 16, 1887. Serial No. 234,994. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:-

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH WILHELM, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inPhotographOases, of which the following is a specification, j

This'invention relates to an improved adjustable pocket photograph-case,whereby a twopicture case can be changed readily to a four or siXpicture case, or a three-picture case to a five, seven, nine, or elevenpicture case, by the simple insertion of additional holders.

The invention consists in the combination, with a photograph-case madewith a series of hinged sections for receiving the photographs, of aseries of additional wings or holders held to the case at the joints ofthe sections by pivot-wires passed through the sections at the joints,and having their ends bent over into the ends of a tube or pocket formedon the addi tional wings.

The invention also consists in the combination and construction of partsand details, as will be fully described and set forth hereinafter, andfinally bepointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 is a face view of my improved photograph-case, showing the sameopen. Fig. 2 is a detail side view of one of the wings. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal sectional view of the case, showing two wings secured in thesame; and Fig. 4 is a detail View of part of the case, showing a doublewing.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The pocketcase is formed of the sections A, B, and O and the flap D,which are hinged to each other by leather, fabric,-or other joints, soas to permit the three sections AB C to cover or fold on each other inthe usual manner. At the joints or hinges uniting the sections I providelongitudinal pockets or apertures M, extending from the top to thebottom edges and parallel with the longitudinal axis of the holders, andthrough said pockets I pass wires E, having their ends bent over on theAdditional wings G, which may have'openings in one or both sides forreceiving the pictures, are provided In thephotograph-case shown in Fig.1,

which is made for three pictures, three additional wings can beinserted, each for holding one or two pictures. If three wings areinserted, each capable of holding two pictures, the capacity of thephotograph-case will be increased to nine pictures, and so on. Atwopicture case can be made to hold four or six pictures, and so on.

As shown in Fig. 4, the additional wings Gr may be made double andprovided with a hinge-joint. The double wing is then fastened to thejoint of the case in the same manner as the single one is fastened. Saiddouble wings may be provided with two or four openings for the pictures.By using .double wings a two-picture case can be converted into asix orten picture case, and a three-picture case can be converted into aneleven or fifteen picture case.

By having in stock two kinds of casesthat is, for two and threepictures-1 am enabled to provide cases that will hold all the way fromets for receiving the pivots held at the joints of the holders formingthe same, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination of a photograph-case composed of a number'of hingedsections, lon- IOO gitudinal pockets formed at the hinge-joints Intestimony that I claim the foregoing as of said sections, pivot-wiresinserted into said my invention I have signed my name in prespockets andhaving inwardly-hent ends, and s ence of two subscribing Witnesses.

detachable wings or holders provided with tu- RUDOLPH VVILI-IELM.

5 bular pockets at their inner ends and applied Vitnesses:

to the inner ends of the wires, substantially as QSCAR F. GUNZ, setforth. CARL KARP.

